Calorie Countdown - What did you eat on Tuesday?

Hi everyone!  I hope all is well today - I'm still sick but its not too bad.  I'm going to try to get to the gym today in fact.  Here's what I've eaten so far and my plan for the rest of the day.  B - 28 marcona almonds (1oz) and a banana S - 16z mootopia, mixed with about 4oz double strength brewed chai and 1 tsp honey L - turkey roll-ups - 4 slices turkey, 2 wedges light laughing cow cheese, 1tbsp reli****bsp dijon mustard S - v8 D - finally going to make the chicken I posted the recipe for before - I put it in to my food log as 6oz chicken breast, 1 red bell pepper, 1/2 tbsp olive oil, and 2 tbsp parmesan plus I put in 1oz of pasta in case I want to try pasta, which I haven't really tried since surgery except in canned soup - not sure if I dare but I listed it.   This is also more than I will eat in one sitting but it would possibly also be my evening snack Calories - 1080 Fat - 34g Carbs - 88g Fiber - 11g Protein - 95g

Hi, Jen!  Glad you are feeling somewhat better today.  Hopefully the worst of the cold is over, and you can get on with life.  Hope you make it to the gym today, but remember to take it easy; your body needs it's energy to finish fighting off that cold!  Here's what's been on my plate so far, and the rest of the plan for the day - B - 1 c. 1% milk in my coffee, 1 packet Quaker weight control oatmeal

S #1 - 1 c. lowfat cottage cheese, 4 tbsp. SF preserves, ~1/2 c. blueberries

S #2 - 9 Quaker multi-grain minis, ~1 tbsp. natural peanut butter, 1 medium banana
[workout #1 - upper body strength training, some core work]

L - WW Smartones salisbury steak w/ mac & cheese, 3 stalks steamed broccoli

S #3 - venti non-fat latte w/ sugar-free vanilla syrup

S #4 - 1 slice whole-wheat bread, 3 slices turkey, 1 slice low-fat cheese, ~ 1/2 c. alfalfa sprouts

[workout #2 - 35 minutes on elliptical trainer, 25 minutes on rowing machine, or some other combination of cardio that adds up to 60 minutes]

D - 1 serving Barilla whole-wheat penne pasta, homemade meat sauce, sprinkled w/ parmesan cheese

S #5 - 2 sugar free fudgesicles

Calories:  2073
Carbs:  282.5
Fat:  52.7
Fiber:  35
Protein:  140.9
Today's weight:  185.7

Good to hear your feeling somewhat better! Pre B - SF NF Brown Sugar Cinnamon Latte

B - cottage cheese and Splenda peaches

S - ham, cheese and RF Triscuits

L - homemade chicken/apple sausage and spinach soup with white beans.

S - banana, too many rice crackers

D - Crock pot chicken fajitas, it'a a yummy/easy recipe if anyone wants it.

S - sliced mango

Sure, I'd love the recipe for your fajitas. I like crockpot food, nice and tender!

OOOhhhhhhhhhhhh that chicken apple sausage soup sounds very good...recipe please?     HUGS  Jeanine

Chicken Sausage, White Bean and Spinach Soup ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 package chicken apple sausage, cut into quarters and then sliced very small 1/2 each diced celery and onions 2 boxes chicken broth 2 cans white beans (rinsed and drained) 1 large can diced tomatoes (if desired) 1 package frozen chopped spinach Brown the sausage with the celery and onions: place into a large Dutch oven. Pour in chicken broth. Add remaining ingredients except spinach. Bring to a boil and simmer 15 minutes. Add spinach and simmer an additional 10-15 minutes.

Oh, my, that sounds delicious! Do you have a ballpark figure on the calories and protein per serving?  Just curious. Kix

Sorry Kix, I don't keep track of that.

Yum!!  Thanks so much!!  HUGS  Jeanine

Well, the day isn't over yet, but here's what I've done thus far: B: 2 Instone protein puddings @ 200 calories, 40g protein E: burned 325 calories on killer treadmill.  Also did lower body strength training L; 4 Taco Bell crunchy tacos, 1 every 30 minute while working online @ 600 calories, 32g protein So far, I've eaten 800 calories - 325 = 475 calories, 72g protein We are going to aquacise tonight.  Dinner was supposed to be tender tri-tip cooked slowly in the slow cooker.  When I dropped off my sister after her eye appt, she only heard the part of my request when I said, "Please turn the crockpot on low when you get in the house."  She turned the crockpot on high, and I didn't come back from exercising and errands until two hours later, so the meat cooked on high for two hours.  Oy.  If the meat ends up being too tough for me, I'll just have protein drinks for dinner.  Or maybe a bowl of cereal. Kix ============================== Almost time for bed, but I wanted to finish my daily noshing notation. E: killer aquacise taught by the fun teacher.  The pool was colder today (91 doesn't sound cold, I know, but it's usually 94, so it felt cold).  The teacher really kicked our butts in class, but it was a good workout, probably like the ones Jennie teaches.  Fitday says that 40 minutes of class expended 169 calories D:  4 oz nasty tri tip w/SF BBQ sauce -- it got stuck and I had to hork some of it up.       321 calories, 29g protein       1 serving mashed potatoes @ 161 calories, 3g protein The tri tip made my sister sick, too.  She had terrible GI pains like I had a couple of weeks ago.  I told her to drink a cup of ho****er (she hates tea, so no teabag for her) and she feels OK now.  As for me, I feel like someone who horked up part of her dinner. S;  3 oz (I weighed them) pretzels to settle my stomach.  My sister hid them where I can't get at them.  300 calories. Subtotal:  475 calories, 72g protein -                   169 calories expended at aquacise =                   ------------------------------------------------                   308 calories, 72g protein +                   482 calories, 32g protein for dinner +                   300 calories for snack = Grand total:  1090 calories, 104g protein I may do a modified liquid diet tomorrow if my pouch still feels cross after horking up nasty tri tip. Kix